I accompanied a friend to the Tacoma municipal court today, and wanted to share my experience.
I was OC, and my friend was CC. Total time for check-in was about 30-40mins. Checkout was 15-20min.
During check-in I was asked for full name, DOB, and ID. I provided my first and last name. I declined on the DOB, and stated that I wanted to finish my business. The officer stated that he felt that I did not have any business with the court, and that I was just testing their procedures. He asked why I placed tape over the serial number of my gun. I replied to the effect that I was curious if they would take it off. I was allowed entry, and finished my business. Upon exiting, I was given my weapon back unloaded and slide locked back. The tape had been removed from the serial #. The officer asked me to put it in my pocket and not reload until I was in my car. I asked the officer to place it in my holster, and he did. He handed me the magazine and told me to put it in my pocket. At one point he mentioned my CC permit. At no point was I asked, nor did I state that I had a CC permit. That information was obtained via the serial# on my weapon.
Later I had a brief interaction with a TPD officer on the street. OC was not an issue, and was not addressed.
I did audio record all interactions.
What is the current take on serial#'s being used to obtain information about a person?
